The floral morphology of four Chinese Bambusa species (Poaceae, Bambusoideae) previously described only from vegetative material

By

Qin, Qiao-Mei
Cai, Zhuo-Yu
Ni, Jing-Bo
Tong, Yi-Hua
Xia, Nianhe

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

213

Pages

143--159

Subjects

Bambuseae , epitype , pseudospikelet , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.213.95614

 

Abstract

Due to their specialised flowering biology where frequent or even annual flowering is uncommon, reproductive materials of bamboos are not always available, so hampering taxonomic interpretation and research into other aspects. Bambusa contracta, B. corniculata, B. cornigera and B. subtruncata were established only based on vegetative materials and flowering or fruiting material has been hitherto unknown. The floral morphology of these four species is described for the first time and, correspondingly, epitypes are designated to support a more complete interpretation of the species.